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Who do you prefer?

>> No.14914107

Lev Tolstoi and it isn't even remotely close

>> No.14914125

>>14914100
they both suck

>> No.14914133

Dostoevksy. No one understood the human condition more than him

>> No.14914135

>>14914100
>le tell don't show man vs le fake christian simp

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>>14914133
>human condition

>> No.14914148

The guy on the left, because he wrote very good books and strove for honesty and clarity no matter what.
The guy on the left was a bad writer who wrote muddledly with forced emotions instead of ideas.
I feel bad for fyodor though, he had it very rough with the gambling and his mental health issues, among other personal tragedies of his.

>> No.14914154

>>14914148
Fuck my post. The guy on the right is what i meant in the fourth line. God damnit.

>> No.14914155

Dostoevsky is better from what I've read. Tolstoy perfectionism makes his writing come off a bit unnatural

>> No.14914226

>>14914100
Corneille > Racine

>> No.14914264

>>14914100
They should be read in conjunction with one another. isolating them means they both lose a degree of what makes them so great.

That said, Dostoyevsky

>> No.14914321

>>14914264
How come you prefer Dostoyevsky?

>> No.14914333

>>14914100
They are equal for me.

>> No.14914383

>>14914321
His presentation of the Russian spirit, based conception of God and Christianity, pushes his philosophical themes through realistic narratives as opposed to shitty extended metaphors and you realise his writing style is beautiful once you read the original Russian. Russian - English translation in general is difficult, but considering the importance of Russian national culture and identity in his works. a substantial amount gets lost in translation with him.

>> No.14914572

>>14914383
Dostoevsky is probably the number one culprit among all the famous figures of world literature for pushing his philosophical themes through unrealistic narratives. No one in their right mind would judge The Idiot to have a more realistic plot than Anna Karenina.

>> No.14914711

>>14914154
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>> No.14914718

>>14914572

>realistic

Literally who gives a shit?